Six Kenai Peninsula students are among the 40 statewide that will receive $2,000 each for the 2021-2022 academic year through the GCI Scholarship Program. GCI launched the scholarship program more than 20 years ago to help develop and grow Alaska’s next generation of leaders.
Since the program began, GCI has awarded more than $6 million in scholarship funds to hundreds of Alaska students attending accredited colleges and vocational/trade schools across the country.
The six students include:
- Linnea Morgan Gossard, Cooper Landing School, Cooper Landing
- Austin R. Cline, Homer High School, Homer
- Leif Erik Lofquist, Kenai Central High School, Kenai
- Braden Allen Envoy, Nikiski High School, Nikiski
- Lucy Berlyn Hankins, Seward High School, Seward
- Gavin Brennan, Soldotna High School, Soldotna
Dr. Pam Lloyd, VP of GCI Government, Healthcare & Education Corporate Strategy:
“Students are beginning to return to a recognizable education environment after more than a year of disruptions, and we want to do everything we can to carry that return to normalcy through to students’ post-secondary education experiences. At GCI, we understand there is an unmet need for assistance with higher education costs in our state, and we have a goal to do our part in lowering the cost, making students’ goals achievable and within reach.”
The 40 recipients represent 29 communities across Alaska, stretching from Unalaska in the Aleutians, east to Ketchikan, and more than 1,300 miles north to Utquagvik. The GCI Scholarship Program is geared towards awardees who plan to seek a degree or certification with a science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) focus, with an intention to return to Alaska to start their careers.
For more on the GCI Scholarship Program, click here.